Car-fender.



.M'. L. KEIZUR.

. CAR FENDER. APPLICATION HLEbMAR. 18. I915.

Patented Mar. 7, 1916.

QHEETS-SH EET 2 WIT/X25555.

nu: COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH cc., WASHINGTON. D. C-

M. L. KEIZUR.

CAR FENDER.

W/T'NES SE5,

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 18. I915.

Patented Mar. 7, 1916.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

INVENTOR.

THE COLUMBIA PLANDGRAPH c0, WASHINGTON. D c

antra MARCUS L. KEIZUR, OF BAKER, OREGON.

CAR-FENDER.

Application fi1ed. March 18, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARCUS L. KEIZUR, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Baker, in the county of Baker and State of Oregon, have invented a new and useful Car-Fender, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to fenders and has for its object to provide a yielding buffer in combination with an engine, car, or other vehicle, comprising a vertically disposed pliable net, suitably supported and positioned in advance of the face of the car, as a lifenet to protect the person struck from impact with the face of the car, and thereafter to yield, to neutralize the force of the blow.

Further objects are to so dispose the said pliable net with regard to its supports as-to also protect the person from contact with the said supports, and to so position it that on impact therewith the force of the blow will be evenly distributed over the entire body of the person struck, in the manner practised by athletes and high-divers, purely as an incident of its position.

Additional objects are to provide means whereby on impact with the said lifenet acting in the capacity of a yielding buffer, it will thereafter by the automatic application of power he moved deliberately from its vertical normal position, into its horizontal active position and incidentally will become slackened to provide a retaining carrier.

Still further objects are to provide a fender of such longitudinal dimensions, when in the carrier position, that the body of the person caught up and carried will not be cramped or doubled up. And a still further object is to provide cushioned yielding deflecting means for the protection of the person struck when standing too far out to be caught up and carried in the lifenet.

I attain these various objects by the arrangement and combination of the parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1. is a side elevation of my invention as it appears when attached to a street car. Fig. 2. is a front view of the means by which the lifenet is adapted to yield underthe impact of a body struck, and also comprising means for applying Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 7, 1916.

Serial No. 15,393.

the power. In order to avoid confusion of contiguous parts in the figure only those portions of the main frame are shown which engage directly with this member. Also the element 47 is in part broken away, the remaining portion being dropped down on its pivots to show how, from its position in side the frame of the fender, it is made to line up with the element 4E1 outside of said frame. Fig. 3. is a reduced view of my improved fender installed upon a street car,

as it appears when looking downward from the roof of the car. In this view a portion of the roof is broken away to show the position and arrangement of the automatic circuit breakers when electric power is em- .ployed in the operation of the fender. Fig.

4. is a detached view of the circuit breaking mechanism, looking toward the front of the car. Fig. 5. is a side view of the magnet, and operating mechanism in position underneath the car between the trucks, comprising the means whereby the movement of the fender is proportioned to the speed of the car, and whereby it will be operated only when the car is in motion. Fig. 6. is a top view of a portion of the frictional operating parts attached to the central sills of the car, in line with the corresponding parts shown in Fig. 8. Fig.

' 7. is a side View of the fender as it appears when folded up into its ordinary out-ofthe-way position on the rearward end of the car. Fig. 8. is a side view of the fender in its active position, showing the body of a person as it rests in the hammock-like receptacle after being struck and caught up by the fender. Figs. 9, 10 and 11, are fragmentary views showing the means of attaching the lifenet to the frame of the fender, and also the means employed for attaching cushioning means' on the rigid frame members as a protection for the lower limbs as well as the head of a very tall person, Fig. 10 being a cross section on the dotted line Y, Y, of Fig. 9.

Describing the drawings in detail, the numeral 1, represents the body of a car, to the forward corners 1 of which, at each side of the car, are secured the upright bars 2, by means of the pins 3, 4-, and intermediate fastenings.

At the downward end of each bar 2, (see Fig. 1.) is pivotally secured the extensible bracket 5, the said bracket consisting of the tion as a retaining carrier as shown in Fig. 8.

It should be noted that the relative posi tion of the upper and lower frame members are normally such that when the active position is assumed the lifenet 50 is transformed into a bowl-shaped horizontal receptacle, with a deep central depression for retaining the human body, purely as an incident of the original relationship of the said parts. It should also be noted that the independent initial depression or" the upper frame, which in its normal position should be responsive to but slight impact with the lifenet, is limited to such extent by the pin 85 of the plunger 32, as to prevent the body of the person struck from impinging on the face of the car, and further that this result will obtain throughout the entire movement from the normal to the active position.

In the construction of the frame members 13, and 20, I prefer to use steel tire channel, as shown in the cross-section Fig. 10, with the channel facing outward, and for the protection of the lower limbs, and possibly the head of a very tall person; I prefer to provide these members with a facing of thick rubber or canvas hose 13, and 20, respectively, in the application of which thereto is included the fastenings of the upper and lower borders of the lifenet 50 as follows:

In the rear side of the rubber tubing 13, is formed a plurality of slots 13', through each of which is inserted the eye 13 of the clamp bolt 13, which passes through the slot 13 and engages the rod 13 inside the tubing. The bolt 13 is then inserted through an opening in the frame 13 and secured in place by means of the nut 13 Upon each of said bolts 13 is secured a knuckle-13 and when the parts are secured in place the tubing will stand forwardly to form acushion.

Through the eyes 13 of each knuckle 13 passes a substantial rod 13 to which is secured the terminal portion 50 of each vertical strand of the lifenet, which may be made of chain links as shown in Figs. 9 and 10. These strands are held in spaced relation on the rod 13 by means of sections of tubing 18 and each of the strands of the lifenet 50 may be provided with the snap hooks 50 engaging the lin s 50 to facilitate the removal of the lower frame for repairs or for other purposes. The lifenet and other parts are attached to the upper frame 20, in the same manner but the snaphooks may be omited.

In the application of electric power in the operation of the fender, 60 represents a light cable or cord attached to the ear 20 of the depressible upper frame 20, and pass mg over the sheave guide 61, the said cord 60 after being given a turn around same is connected to the circuit breaking cam wheel or pulley 62, inside the roof of the car, (see Figs. 3, and 4). The said pulley 62 is keyed to the pin 63 which is rotatably secured in the frame bars 6%, 65, which in turn are se cured at the side of the car near the roof.

To the under side of the pulley 2 is secured by means of the pin 62, the crank 66, having the crank pin 67, which is adapted to engage the handle 68 of the circuit breaker 69, closing the circuit when the said pulley 62 is rotated.

The circuit breaker 69, is normally open, the circuit breaker 70 being normally closed, and the two are connected by the conducting wire 71, the connections being such when the circuit is closed by the rotation of the pulley 62, the current comes in from the service wire through the wire 7 2 and passes out through the wire 73 rearward to the solenoid ma net 80, entering same through the wire (3 and on energizing the said magnet said current is grounded through the wire 74 (see Fig. The mag net is rigidly secured between the sills underneath the floor of the car.

secured to the central sills 96. 96 and extending downward therefrom are the brackets 81, and in the looped portion of the clips 82 is movably secured the rockshaft 83 On the outer ends of the arms 83 of the rockshaft 83 is rotatably secured the shaft 841 by means of the clips 83 and on the said shaft 8% is keyed the friction wheel 85, having the rubber rim 86. Keyed on the outer end of the shaft 8% is the winding pulley 87 having attached thereto the light cable 88 which passing under the guide sheave 89 of the bracket 90, thence over the guide sheave 91, and thence underneath the floor of the car and over the trucks at one side ofthe kingbolt to the sheave 92 (see Fig. 1), underneath same and thence continuing as 88 secured to the ear 20 of the upper frame 20.

On the rockshaft 83, is secured the lever 93 which is rigidly braced in position on the said rockshaft by means of the braces 9%. By means of the spring 95 shown in dotted outline in Fig. 5 on the inner side of the sill 96 the said rockshaft and therewith the friction wheel is balanced at a suitable distance above the roadbed 15 and adapted to be readily depressed thereon. The connecting rod 98 is secured in the end of the core 99 by means of the pin 100, and to the top of the lever 98 by means of the pin 101, as shown in dotted outline.

The arrangement and connections of the various parts are now such that through the impact of a person with the lifenet 50 and the consequent depression of the upper frame 20, the pulley 62 will be rotated by the cord 60 closing the electric circuit and energizing the solenoid 80, forcibly drawing inward the core 99. By means of the rod 98 which connects the said core 99 with the lever 93 of the rock-shaft 83*, the outer ends of the said rockshaft are rocked downward and therewith the friction wheel engages the pavement or roadbed andis rotated thereby in the direction in which the car is traveling. As the friction wheel 85 rolls on the pavement, the winding pulley 87 keyed on the same shaft therewith, winds up a portion of the cable 83 which being connected to the upper frame 20 draws down the said rp er frame, extending the fender into its active position as shown in Fig. 8, the lower limbs of the person struck being swept forward and upward high above the pavement with the body reclining in the bowlshaped retainer, the partial inversion of the lifenet providing an effectual barrier against the possibility of rebounding therefrom. The rotation of the circuit'breaking pulley 32 continuing with the movement of the upper frame downward, the pin 67 of the crank 66 engages the handle of the circnit breaker 70, breaking the circuit and releasing the friction wheel 85 from contact with the pavement as the fender is fully extended.

Referring to Fig. 3,,it will be seen that in this position of the fender the greater portion of the weight of the person is on the upper frame 20, and as the pivotal fastening 25 of the triangular frame 22 is virtually in line and therefore on the dead center with the pivotal fastenings 3S and 4L0 of the connecting rods 39, which holds the lower frame in the extended position, the pivotal fastenings of the extensible brackets 5 being also virtually in line w'th the pivotal fastenings of the lower frame, the fender will be inclined to maintain its ac tive position after the friction wheel 85 is released.

It should be noted that the position of the lifenet in its normal position is such that yielding members 31, positioned at either side of the frame, tend to further minimize the said shock in time of accident. It should also be noted that the windin pulley 87 is made much smaller than the friction wheel 85, for this reason a deliberate movement is imparted to the fender, and the person caught up is not subjected to undue shock from this cause. It should further be noted that the swing supports 16 serve the twofold purpose of deflecting the person aside if too far out to be caught, as well as providing a yielding buffer against impact with the rigid side portions of the fender frame.

On the opposite end of the shaft 84 is keyed another winding pulley 120, (when double ender cars are used) having attached thereto the cable 121, which passes under the guide pulley 122 of the bracket 123, and thence rearward in the opposite direction'to the upper frame of the fender on the other end of the car, actuating that fender when the friction wheel 85 is depressed onto the pavement when the car is runningin that direction. wound oppositely around their respective pulleys, when one winds up, the other pays out correspondingly, the slack being taken up again when the active fender is restored to its normal position. Hence, it will be seen that a single actuating means in turn operates a fender on either end of the car, though of course circuit breakers are required for each fender.

In order that the circuit breaking pulley 62 will automatically return to its original position when the fender is restored to its normal position, I provide a tension spring 108, shown in dotted outline in Fig. 1, the rearward end being secured at any convenient point inside the car, and the forward end being secured to the tension pulley 110 by means of the cord 109, the said pulley 110 being keyed to the pin 63, the spring 108 being of sullicient strength to restore the parts to their normal position without counteracting the actuating means of the fender.

The sleeve 39 slidable on the jointed rod 39 is slidably secured to the upper half 39 by means of the pin 39, and the slot 39 the ends of the rods 39 being jointed in the center 39 of the sleeve 39 hen it is desired to fold the fender up into its out-of-the-way position the sleeve 39" is slid upward on the pin 39 allowing the parts to separate. The lower frame may then'be raised up, as shown in Fig. 7, and secured to the face of the car by any convenient means. I I

It will be understood that the form herein shown is subject to various adaptations and and 39 normally As the cables 88, and 121 are modifications to meet the requirements and limitations of the different vehicles to which it may be attached, all of which are within the spirit and principle of my invention, It

should further be stated that similar results may be obtained by the use of springs,

weights, or fluid pressure in operating the therewith, means providing for a slackening of the net on impact therewith, and means whereby power is subsequently applied to further slacken and horizontally dispose said net to provide a retaining carrier.

9. The combination of a Vehicle with a fender comprising a lifenet suitably positioned and supported in advance of the :ar to protect a person against impact therewith, means comprising yielding depressible means in connection with the upper support providing for a slackening of the net on impact therewith, means whereby power is subsequently applied to the upper support to further slacken and horizontally dispose the said net to provide a retaining carrier, and automatic means for applying said power.

3. The combination of a vehicle with a fender comprising a lifenet suitably positioned and supported in advance of the car to protect a person against impact therewith, means comprising yielding deprcssible means in connection with the upper support pro viding for a slackening of the net on impact therewith, means whereby power is subse quently applied to the upper support to further slacken and horizontally dispose the said net to provide a retaining carrier, automatic means for applying said power, and means whereby said power is adapted to act on the upper supportof the lifenetto operate the said net from its normal upright position into its active horizontal position in conformity with the speed of the car.

a. The combination of a vehicle with a fender comprising a lifenet' supported normally in a substantially upright position in advance of the car, supports therefor comprising a depressible upper frame member and a bodily extensible lower frame member, each pivotally connected with the car, means for holding'the said frame members yieldingly in spaced relation comprising pivotal jointed side connecting members, leverage members each comprising a pair of arms pivotally connected with the car and linked together centrally in angular relation comprising a triangular frame, and yielding members comprising spring members connecting the upper frame member yieldingly with the leverage members.

5. The combination of a vehicle with a fender comprisin a lifenet supported normally in a substantially upright position in advance of the car as a protection against impact therewith, supports therefor comprising a depressible upper frame member and a bodily extensible lower frame member each pivotally attached to the car, means comprising yielding spring members in pivotal connection with the upper frame member and the triangular frame members providing for the partial depression of the upper frame member on impact with the lifenet, means for holding the upper and lower frame members yieldingly in spaced relation comprising jointed and separable side con necting members pivtotaily connecting the triangular frame members with the forward corners of the lower frame member, the said side connecting members acting as drive rods and comprising the means whereby on the further depression of the upper frame member the lower frame member will be projected forwardly.

6. The combination of a vehicle with a fender comprising a lifenet supported normally in a substantially upright position in advance of the car, as a protection against impact therewith, supports therefor comprising a depressible upper frame member and an extensible lower frame member each pivotally connected with the car, means for connecting and holding the said frame members yieldinglv in spaced relation, and cushioned yielding swing supports sustaining the forward portion of the lower frame member and therewith the entire fender in its various positions above the roadbed comprising also means whereby on the forward extension of the lower frame member it will be carried upwardly above the roadbed.

7. The combination of a vehicle with a fender comprising a lifenet supported normally in a substantially upright position in advance of the car as a protection against impact therewith, supports therefor comprising a depressible upper frame member and an extensible lower frame member each pivotally connected with the car, connecting means holding the said frame members yieldingly in spaced relation, cushioned yielding swing supports for the forward portion of the lower frame member, and means comprising relative positioning means of the upper and lower frame members whereby the forward portions of said frame members are adapted to slightly approach each other in moving the fender from its normal position as a buffer to its active position as a carrier, thus slackening the net and adapt ing it to become a hannnockdike carrier for the retention of the person struck thereby.

8. The combination of a vehicle with a fender comprising a lifenet positioned in advance of the car as a protection against impact of a person therewith, supports therefor comprising a depressible upper frame member and an extensible lower frame member each pivotally connected with car, cushioned yielding swing supports for the forward portion of the lower frame member whereby the said lower frame member is supported to the upper corners of the car comprising also yielding deflecting means, means for yieldably connecting the said upper and lower frame members including pivotal triangular frame members, and members rigidly secured to the sides of the car as supporting extensible members means for the rearward ends of the pivotal triangular frame members and the said upper and lower pivoted frame members.

9. The combination of a vehicle with a fender comprising a lifenet positioned in advance of the car as a protection against impact of a person therewith, supports therefor comprising similar upper and lower frame members pivotally secured to the rigid rearward supports of the fender, comprising folding brackets pivotally and extensibly connecting the rearward portion of the lower frame member to the said rigid rearward supports and providing for the extension of the said lower frame member bodily forward, cushioned yielding swing supports whereby the forward portion of the lower frame member when extended forward will be carried upward a considerable distance above the roadbed, side connecting members including connecting rods in connection with the said upper and lower frame members acting as drivers whereby the lower frame member will be extended bodily for v ward when the upper frame is pulled forciportion of the fender comprising deflecting. means and also protecting means against bly downward.

10. The combination of a vehicle with a fender comprising a lifenet positioned in advance of the car, suitable supports therefor comprising an upper and a lower frame member each pivotally connected with the car, swing supports for the forward portion of the fender, means for connecting and holding the said frame members in spaced relation comprising pivotal and separable side connecting bars, triangular frame members, yielding spring members connecting the upper frame with the triangular frame members,normal supporting members comprising hook-bars attached to the triangular frame members and releas-v ably engaging pins at the side of the car as normal supports and adapted to be released from the said pins through the depression of the lifenet and the consequent depression of the upper frame member on the spring members.

11. The combination of a vehicle with a fender comprising a substantially upright lifenet supported in advance of the car, suitable supports therefor comprising an upper and a lower frame member each pivotally connected with the car, cushioned ielding swing supports for the forward impact with the rigid side supports of the net, means for connecting and holding the said frame members in spaced relation comprising pivotal and separable side connecting rods joining with pivotal triangular frame members to which are yieldingly joined the side portions of the-upper frame member.

12. The combination of a vehicle with a.

fender comprising a substantially upright lifenet supported in advance of the car, suitable supports therefor compr1s1ng an upper and a lower frame member each piv- 7 9 otally connected with the car, cushioned yielding swing supports, means for connecting and holding the frame members in spaced relation comprising pivotal jointed side connecting rods connecting the lower 7 frame member with the pivotal triangular frame members, spring members connecting the upper frame member yieldingly with the pivotal triangular frame members whereby the said upper frame member is mal supporting means in order that the 5 fender may be operated from its normal position into its active position as a retainmg carrier.

13. In a fender in combination with a car,

a lifenet arranged in advance of the car as a yielding pilot, suitable supports therefor comprising an upper and a lower frame member each pivotally connected with the car, cushioned yielding swing supports therefor, means for connecting the frame members in spaced relation, yielding means in conjunction with the connecting means, normal supporting means, means whereby the said normal supporting meansvwill be released co-incidently with the rearward depression of the lifenet and the consequent initial downward depression of the upper frame member, and means limiting the said downward depression of the upper frame member and therewith the lifenet in order that the person struck violently by the said net will not impinge on the face of the car.

14. In a fender in combination with a car, a lifenet arranged in advance of the car, supports therefor comprising upper and lower ably engaging with pins at the side of the 1 7 car as the normal supporting means of the fender on abrupt down grades, means by which the said normal supports will be readily released on slight impact with the 110 frame members pivotally secured to the car,

lifenet,rand means whereby electric power may be automatically applied to pull forcibly downward the forward portion of the upper frame member and co-incidentl y therewith reciprocallv operate the fender into its active position as a retaining carrier. I V

15. In a fender in combination with a car, a lifenet positioned in advance of the car, supports therefor including an upper and a lower frame member each pivotally connected with the car, cushioned yielding supports for the forward portion of the lower frame member, extensible members pivotally and extensibly securing the rearward portions of the lower frame member to the rigid supports at the sides of the car and providing for the forward extension of the said lower frame reciprocally with the forcible pulling downward of the upper frame member.

16. The combination of a vehicle with a fender comprising a pliable net positioned in advance of the car, supports therefor comprising an upper and a lower frame member each pivotally attached to the car and adapted to be operated by the automatic application of extraneous force to the upper frame member, and means whereby the entire weight and impact of the person struck is utilized to apply said extraneous force.

17. The combination of a vehicle with a fender comprising a pliable net positioned in advance of the car and adapted to yield under impact of the human body therewith, supports therefor comprising an upper and a lower frame member each pivotally attached to the car, means whereby the lower frame member may be extended forwardly and upwardly by the forcible pulling down of the upper frame on its pivots, means connecting the side portions of the upper and lower frame members comprising connecting bars pivotally connecting the forward corners of the lower frame with triangular frame members, and yielding members connecting the upper frame yieldingly with the triangular frame members, the said triangular frame members being adapted to provide the purchase and stroke requisite to operate the lower frame member into its active position co-incidently with the forcible manipulation of the upper frame down- Ward.

18. The combination with a car of a fender, comprising an upper and a lower frame member each pivotally attached to the car and supporting a pliable yielding lifenet, pivotal connecting means whereby the said frame members are held in spaced relation, normal supporting means, a depressible upper frame member with a certain amount of initial depression providing the yielding means of the lifenet and the releasing means of the normal supporting means, and adaptedto be further depressed under the application of power, means comprising extensible brackets whereby the lower frame member may be extended forward, and yielding supporting means supporting the forward portion of said lower frame member whereby the forward extremity of said lower frame member will be carried upward when extended.

19. The combination with a car, of a fender comprising an upper and a lower frame member each pivotally attached to the car and supporting a pliable and yielding lifenet, pivotal connecting means holding the said frame members in spaced relation, yielding means including means limiting the ini tial depression of the upper frame member and therewith also the initial depression of the lifenet, normal supporting means adapted to be released by the partial depression of the upper frame member, a triangular frame comprising arms in angular relation providing means whereby on, the further depression of the upper frame member the lower frame member will be propelled forward, means comprising extensible brackets providing for the forward extension of the lower frame, yielding swing supports whereby the forward portion of the said lower frame will be swept upward partially inverting the lifenet and carrying the lower limbs of the person struck clear of the roadbed with the body reclining in the depression of the net, the said partial inversion of the net operating as a barrier against rebounding therefrom.

20. The combination with a car, of a fender, comprising an upper and a lower frame member each pivotally connected with the car. supporting a pliable and yielding lifenet and having two principal positions, to wit: the normal position as a yielding buffer against impact of a person with the face of the car and the active position as a retaining carrier, and means whereby electric power may be frictionally applied to operate the fender from the normal to the active posi tion in proportion to the speed of the car and contingent thereon.

21. The combination with a car, of a fender normally acting as a buffer and subsequently as a carrier, comprising an upper and a lower frame member yieldably connected together in spaced relation and each pivotally connected with the car, supporting a pliable and yielding lifenet positioned vertically in advance of the car, yielding swing supports sustaining the fender in its various positions above the roadbed, frictional means comprising a friction wheel by which electric power may be indirectly applied to move the fender from the normal position as a buffer to the active position as a carrier by the rotation of the said friction wheel on the roadbed, and means whereby the said power is automatically applied on impact with the pliable net to induce said rotation,

V subsequently as a retaining carrier comprising an upper and a lower frame member yieldably connected together 1n spaced relation and each pivotally connected with the car, the said members supporting a pliable and yielding lifenet positioned vertically in advance of the car, yielding swing supports sustaining the fender in its various positions above the roadbed, normal supporting means adapted to be released on impact with the pliable net in order that the fender may be operated into its active position, frictional rotating means comprising a rockshaft secured underneath the car adjacent the roadbed carrying on its outer ends a rotatable shaft, a frictional wheel secured thereon in proximity with the roadbed, a lever secured on the rockshaft and means connecting same with the core of a solenoid magnet, and means whereby the said magnet may be energized to forcibly draw in the said core to induce the rotating means for operating the fender, and also winding means secured on one of the outer ends of the rotatableshafts, and means connecting the upper frame of the fender with the winding means whereby the tender will be operated from the normal to the active position.

28. The combination with a car, of a fender normally acting as a yielding bufier and subsequently as a carr er, comprising an upper and a lower frame member vyieldably, connected together 1n spaced relation and each pivotally connected with the car, the said frame members supporting a lifenet positioned in advance of the car which is adapted to yield under impact therewith through initial depressible means in connection with the upper frame member, suitable swing supports for the forward portion of the fender in its various positions, normal supports adapted to be released through the initial depression of the upper frame member, and means whereby the said initial depression of the upper frame is utilized to close an electric circuit whereby the current is applied to energize the magnet and induce the frictional rotating means for operating the fender.

2d. The combination with a car, of a fender normally acting as a yielding buffer and subsequently as a carrier an upper and a lower frame member yieldably connected together in spaced relation and each p1vtached to said frames in advance of the car,

yielding swing supports for the forward portion of the fender, means whereby power is automatically applied through the closing of an electric circuit to operate the fender from the normal to the active position in proportion to the speed of the car, and means whereby the said current is broken and the power released when the active position is assumed.

25. The combination with a car, of a fender,normally acting as a buffer and subsequently as a carrier comprising an upper and a lower frame member yieldably connected together in spaced relation and each pivotally connected with the car, yielding swing supports supporting the forward portion of the fender above the roadbed, means comprising releasable hook-bars for sustaining the fender in its normal position on down grades, means for releasing the normal sustaining means in order that the fender may be operated into its carrier position, automatic means for. turning on power from ing means, means comprising a winding pulley on a rotatable shaft acting in conjunction with the frictional operating means to actuate a fender on one end of a car, and additional means comprising a second winding pulley keyed on the opposite end of said rotatable shaft and adapted to'op'erate a similar fender on the other end of the'car when running in the reverse direction.

26. The combination of a vehicle with a fender c'omprisinga disposed lifenetpositioned in advance of the car, suitable supoorts therefor com arisin an n .er and a lower frame member each pivotally secured to the car, pivotal connecting rods for holding the frame members in spaced relation, the said rods being adapted to separate centrally in order that the fender may be folded into its ordinary out-of-the-way position at the rear of the car, and means comprising a sliding sleeve by which the two portions are readily joined in supporting the frame members in spaced relation in the various positions of the fender.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses. V

MARCUS L. KEIZUR. Witnesses Cries. HrYOUNG, .BERNARD PU'IA'L- Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, 13.0. 

